What a busy month. I had hallucinations of writing posts on various topics, yet other priorities have encroached on my time and before I am aware of it another 30 odd days has elapsed. The renovation is building momentum. My wife and I did two trips to Perth. Literally a day trip where we left … Continue reading 1 August 2017
Finally, we’ve made a decision on how we will be heating our water once the house is renovated After much research and asking friends about their experiences, some consultation with our local renewable energy guru and some logical thinking, we settled on a Solahart system. The benefits are that the storage and heating collection is … Continue reading Tillellan – Solar Hot Water System
The actual age of Tillellan has been a relative mystery to us. Gran has tried to piece together stories and images from the past to the best of her ability. This has had Tillellan's age jump in and around somewhere between 1916 and the 1920's. A friend of ours who had recently dated her house … Continue reading Tillellan – c.1933
Today was our regular site meeting with the Builder and his team. By the end of today the framing should all be complete. The middle bedroom required some additions to the framing for support plus some 'packing and plaining' to bring parts of the wall studs out level so that the gyprock sits absolutely level as … Continue reading The Colours of the New Tillellan
I was up early yesterday - as is usual - and managed to see the most glorious sunrise as I entered work with a crescent moon and star shinning brightly through the dark purple clouds. The day was sunny and bright and by around 5.30 pm was starting to darken up. There was quite a nice … Continue reading Winter Solstice 2017
Petit Paradis 